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Cycovision
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Posted: 2006-08-11 14:22
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The News of the World journalist is due to appear in court next week charged with both conspiring to intercept and intercepting voicemail messages.

Full Story here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4783329.stm
carkitter
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Posted: 2006-08-11 14:46
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So the truth finally comes out!

I've always wondered about those articles that said "Sources close to the royal family reveal... "

Now we know the source. I'm sure some journalists simply interview their laptops.
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Posted: 2006-08-11 15:01
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How else are they supposed to dish the dirt on them

If he hadn't have been caught, the newspaper would have gone along with the whole thing. Phones are tapped and emails are intercepted all the time.
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Posted: 2006-08-12 10:01
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Now we know why a good journalist never reveals his sources.
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